Planetary hours
in Tanta.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:48
- 6♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:18
- 10☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:26
- 5☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:26 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.